Top 200 Obstacles Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “Don’t prepare. Begin. Our enemy is not lack of preparation. The enemy is resistance, our chattering brain producing excuses. Start before you are ready.”

— Steven Pressfield

52. “There’s always a way. Where there’s a will there is a way. You have to believe.”

— Britney Spears

53. “Never give in and never give up.”

— Hubert H. Humphrey

54. “We do today what they won’t, so tomorrow we accomplish what they can’t.”

— Dwayne Johnson

55. “Your setback is just a setup for your comeback.”

— Steve Harvey

56. “If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.”

— Frank A. Clark

57. “It’s you versus you.” Meaning, you’re the only thing standing in your own way.”

— Amber Tamblyn

58. “It’s not what happens to you that determines how far you will go in life; it is how you handle what happens to you.”

— Zig Ziglar

59. “Success comes after you conquer your biggest obstacles and hurdles.”

— Stephen Curry

60. “For every reason it’s not possible, there are hundreds of people who have faced the same circumstances and succeeded.”

— Jack Canfield

61. “There’s always a way through things if you work hard enough and look close. It all depends on your level of determination.”

— Liz Murray

62. “You can’t be held captive by the fear of failure or the fear of what people may say.”

— Kobe Bryant

63. “Failure is not important, how you overcome it is.”

— Nick Vujicic

64. “Art is a war – between ourselves and the forces of self-sabotage that would stop us from doing our work. The artist is a warrior.”

— Steven Pressfield

65. “Successful people see adversity as a stepping stone rather than a stumbling block.”

— Shawn Achor

66. “Yes, you can be a dreamer and a doer too, if you will remove one word from your vocabulary: impossible.”

— Robert H. Schuller

67. “When you face difficult times, know that challenges are not sent to destroy you. They’re sent to promote, increase and strengthen you.”

— Joel Osteen

68. “Put one foot in front of the other. Keep marching forward, even when doubt, fear, and failure all come knocking at your door.”

— Jared Leto

69. “You can start with nothing. And out of nothing, and out of no way, a way will be made.”

— Michael Beckwith

70. “Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes.”

— Alexandre Dumas

71. “Never give in, never back down.”

— Andy Biersack

72. “The amateur believes he must first overcome his fear; then he can do his work. The professional knows that fear can never be overcome. He knows there is no such thing as a fearless warrior or a dread-free artist.”

— Steven Pressfield

73. “The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.”

— Seneca the Younger

74. “Where there is a will, there is a way. If there is a chance in a million that you can do something, anything, to keep what you want from ending, do it. Pry the door open or, if need be, wedge your foot in that door and keep it open.”

— Pauline Kael

75. “Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.”

— William Arthur Ward

76. “No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself.”

— Seneca the Younger

77. “Don’t give up. There are too many nay-sayers out there who will try to discourage you. Don’t listen to them. The only one who can make you give up is yourself.”

— Sidney Sheldon

78. “Continued persistence overcomes almost all resistance.”

— Mark Victor Hansen

79. “Life is full of challenges. How you handle these challenges is what builds character. Never be afraid to be who you are.”

— Erin Brockovich

80. “The secret of our success is that we never, never give up.”

— Wilma Mankiller

81. “Don’t let mental blocks control you. Set yourself free. Confront your fear and turn the mental blocks into building blocks.”

— Dr. Roopleen

82. “Every time I rise up, I have confidence that I’m going to make it.”

— Stephen Curry

83. “Don’t give up just because of what someone said. Use it as motivation to push harder.”

— Zig Ziglar

84. “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass; it’s about learning to dance in the rain.”

— Sandi Lynn

85. “Every obstacle yields to stern resolve.”

— Leonardo da Vinci

86. “Don’t give up. Normally it is the last key on the ring which opens the door.”

— Paulo Coelho

87. “The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.”

— Calvin Coolidge

88. “Don’t give up! Don’t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!”

— John Lewis

89. “Ad astra per aspera. Translated: “to the stars through difficulties”.”

— John James Ingalls

90. “Pursue your goals even in the face of difficulties, and convert adversities into opportunities.”

— Dhirubhai Ambani

91. “When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.”

— Queen Elizabeth II

92. “Trust yourself and believe. Whatever happens, don’t give up...”

— William Kamkwamba

93. “Overcoming difficulties leads to courage, self-respect, and knowing yourself.”

— Alfred Adler

94. “In case of doubt, push on just a little further and then keep on pushing.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

95. “When people say you can’t do it – that it’s impossible – never lose hope. Just because they couldn’t doesn’t mean you can’t.”

— David Copperfield

96. “I was never crippled until I lost hope.”

— Nick Vujicic

97. “Don’t ever let someone tell you that you can’t do something.”

— Chris Gardner

98. “You are stopping you. You are giving up instead of getting hard.”

— David Goggins

99. “Resistance will tell you anything to keep you from doing your work.”

— Steven Pressfield

100. “I have not failed 700 times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.”

— Thomas A. Edison